I'm still trying to recover from Daylight Savings Time. In my younger days, I loved the fall back part of DST. You gained a whole hour. You could stay up until midnight, but it was really only 11:00. I could go to bed at normal time and gain that extra hour of sleep. The options were endless and I can assure you I never took the "fall back" part of DST for granted.
Now that Zoe is alive, DST doesn't hold any of the same meaning. We tried keeping Zoe up until 10 o'clock because it was really 9 o'clock, which is her bedtime. She was up at 6:45 the next morning as though she didn't miss an hour of sleep. Ever since then it's been a downhill slide.
Our girl normally slept until 8:30. Now it's sometimes before 7:00. This mamma likes her sleep.
Do you like how I'm making excuses for how sad the blog is lately? I'm tellin' ya, it's a gift.
Because I'm still in a DST cloud, I thought I would continue to share some recipes that we've been making at home. I've found The Pioneer Woman's site called Tasty Kitchen. It is an online community of home chef's that share recipes. It's like the best Baptist potluck in the world. I highly recommend if you're looking for something specific, go to Tasty Kitchen. It will totally be worth the 3 hours of sleep you miss because of all the goodness that comes pouring off the screen!
Lately I've been trying to replicate some of our favorite restaurant dishes at home. We sometimes like to be both frugal and anti-social. Plus the holidays are coming up, family is coming over and I have this OCD tendancy to really impress people. Not to mention food is my husband's love language.
There is a deli here that makes the best Sesame Noodles. They are equally spicy as they are delicious. The best part is they're great cold. It's the perfect side dish to a sandwich or a BBQ. I couldn't figure out what they used. I went to Tasty Kitchen to see if anyone had a recipe out there for them. Don't you love how strongly I'm linking you to the site! You can search by recipe or ingredient. If you have extra cream of tartar that you're just not sure what to do with, this site can help you. Seriously, it's genius.
I found this recipe for Funky Chicken and Sesame Noodles. I haven't been able to make the funky chicken part of this recipe yet, but I have a feeling it's coming. And fast!
Having said that, I also tweaked the recipe just a touch because I like my sesame noodles to have a kick to them. Surprisingly so does Zoe. The girl eats these noodles up.
Here's my version of the sesame noodles, minus the funky chicken.
1 box of thin spaghetti noodles (I prefer the whole wheat ones in this recipe and the thin noodles)
1/3 Cup soy sauce
1/4 Cup toasted sesame oil
2 Tbsp hot chili oil
1/3 C Sugar
1/2 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated (I use my microplane for this)
1-2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
Crushed, red pepper flakes to taste
1/4 C sesame seeds, toasted (watch carefully because burning them doesn't smell good, not that I know of course)
Cook spagetti according to directions, drain and rinse. In a bowl (or large mixing cup like I use), add the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, hot chili oil (a little goes a long way), sugar, ginger and garlic. Whisk until well blended and the sugar is dissolved. (If you have a toddler who wants to help, the whisking is a hit at our house.) Once it's blended, then I had the crushed, red pepper flakes. (It all depends on how much help I've had the prior ingredients and how hot the sauce already is.) Pour this over the pasta and toss.
In a skillet, over medium heat, toast the sesame seeds. Once toasted, pour over noodles and toss.
You can also add scallions to the top of the dish to make it look pretty, but I find they just get picked out at our house.
The best part of this is that you can serve it right away or refrigerate it. They last for quite awhile. We also add some BBQ pork to it and eat it with that too. All depends on how much time you have and if you're carbo loading!
Enjoy.
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